Business / Qatar Business

HIA will handle 1,000 aircraft daily: Official 13 Nov 2013 - 06:09 am

The Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Nuaimi, inaugurating the Airport Exchange Conference and Exhibition at Qatar National Convention...

Al Sada: Qatar helping women play major roles in society 12 Nov 2013 - 11:16 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada addressing the opening ceremony of the fourth annual Qatar...

Business optimism hits new high 12 Nov 2013 - 11:16 am

DOHA: Business optimism in Qatar has soared to its highest in nearly three years according to the Dun & Bradstreet Business Optimism Index...

Foreign trade surplus widens to QR32.9bn 12 Nov 2013 - 11:15 am

DOHA: Qatar’s foreign trade surplus widened to QR32.9bn ($9bn) in September 2013. The figure shows an increase of QR0.3bn, up 0.9 percent compared...

Qatar Exchange back above 10,000 points 12 Nov 2013 - 11:14 am

Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange rose back above the psychologically important level of 10,000 points for the first time since August yesterday. It ended at...

Qatar calls for carbon mitigating solutions 12 Nov 2013 - 05:04 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with other officials during the 2nd Doha Carbon and...

Accolades for QIB Fraud Control Unit 11 Nov 2013 - 09:56 am

Officials of Qatar Islamic Bank and Visa with the certificate of appreciation. DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s (QIB) Card Processing Department — Fraud Control...

QP takes part in UAE expo 11 Nov 2013 - 09:55 am

Officials at the QP stand at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition. DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) is taking part in the 16th edition...

Gulf markets witness bout of profit-taking 11 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

Doha/DUBAI: Egypt’s bourse fell 0.9 percent yesterday as investors started taking profits after a long rally, while other markets in the region moved...

Report: EMC customers saved $3m annually 11 Nov 2013 - 09:52 am

Dubai: EMC has released the findings of a study that quantifies the business value of investment in advanced backup and recovery, measuring the...

Energy experts to meet in Doha today 11 Nov 2013 - 02:39 am

Al Shaheen platform operated by Maersk Oil is one of the most complex offshore oilfields in the world. Doha: Experts in the energy...

Qatar to emerge as major centre for Islamic finance 10 Nov 2013 - 07:06 am

DOHA: The size of Qatar’s Shariah-compliant banking is expected to grow to over $100bn (QR365bn) by 2017. And, given the rising global demand...

GCC inflation remains in check: QNB report 10 Nov 2013 - 07:05 am

Doha: GCC inflation continues to remain in check thanks in part to lower international food prices, and should not act as a break...

Barzan project’s topside modules installed 10 Nov 2013 - 02:45 am

A topside module is being lifted to its jacket. Doha: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) announced that the $10.3bn Barzan Gas Project’s four offshore...

Opec hints at losing market share to shale boom, rivals 08 Nov 2013 - 07:04 am

An Opec flag is seen during the presentation of Opec’s 2013 World Oil Outlook in Vienna yesterday. LONDON/VIENNA: Opec could lose almost 8...

GCC’s outstanding stock of bonds rises to $243.5bn 08 Nov 2013 - 07:02 am

DOHA: Issuance of GCC debt, both bonds and sukuk, was weaker in the third quarter, though year-on-year growth in the stock of outstanding...

Occidental Petroleum, GDI sign QR865m drilling service contract 07 Nov 2013 - 01:12 pm

DOHA: Occidental Petroleum of Qatar (OPQL) and Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), have signed a five-year contract...

QP and Dubai Carbon Centre sign MoU 07 Nov 2013 - 01:02 pm

Saif Saed Al Naimi, (right), Director of the HSE Regulations and Enforcement Directorate of QP, and Engineer Waleed Ali Ahmed Salman, Chairman of...